The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-22
THANKSGIVING DAY.
THURSDAY NEXT TO BIZ OBSERVED
As A NATIONAL HOLIDAY
The Proclamation Of President Cleveland
and Governor ee-Comparatively Ne~
Jliday In the south-How II Took the
Place of Christmas In New England.


/ l. Jllday la the South-How II Took the
/ fiHce OF christmas In New England.
On the 25fh of Ocfobsr iaet President
rl,,,..l.,., - . :,
4DfNIanI i70ucu plociahltlloh appoint
/ Ing the Z4ih day OF November iIhursday
nrytl a. a day of ,,..r,...I tbs,.L. i,i,,
II '''e'
az iD"oNH
4 prorff00fi,u- u, tL> prr,ide1t of ~.
T-..,.y 49,.
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Tine lO0dne.s end mercy OF God which have
followed the American people durius all the
lays of the past year cain fucir grateful rec.
suii0u hum le acU.owle,ism M. R,
Ills Omuip tent power Ne has protected M,
from war and p,stilence and from every ma
tlOnal calamity: by Ills = aclUus favor th.
earth has yi' IN d A g,ieron. I'm 10 the la
b1r of the hu,bindman.n ,i every patt, of no e.
esl toll hss cd o. mfOrt aud ,ontentmenf .
by His loving induess the hearts of our peo-
PIE b We been ne lenished wiz, iraternsl Sen
time. and t,fri.,tic ,.t,,lea,or. aud by His I'M
erring gtifiance We h,,e hee dlr.r',d IN ,h,
way of naii0nal tros,.' 'ritv
l' me enl inat we may WIN ,ne accord te1
Grover Cleveland. Pre- ident of the United
'te', DO nes ny ae,sete s a,a Sc, alrl 5a
Of r. ants-iring and PRAYER. 10 be- observed 6y
an Oh people OF ihe lani.
Oi tNai ui5 ,5 tDYMiat M @ N"i n M ..i.'i c'n l,io5
mrnt n, suspended ana let our people ass h
blr in their acci toned la as oi worship ANA
Miiu pfilc diu -uit, "ln pIhi '' give ihhiihr
to our heaten} tather int hl th.i tie mas
nnNt TOT N-, "hie "t hul1piN lhpluie the TOT
sfehess OF gut e.h, hnu we ,4ui' Hliduct ol
tls inc ey. l.e lauiii '- % ahl Ninuicl ne icinl
it,l "ii tNtl Nt9 "lin r' t..'i "'"l ~ "' DO Ni
with kindly cheer. ana auecunnate reminis-
eeuee ne tuIil,n ln tuauHt sii'i's' 'o ln' s9uto.
'i al tli'i fl "'"i 60 ",i" 'u' 'tf'l "i All 'n"i
makes iHe lil al "hu joyous
Ana in th wils ot our worship ana happ
ness etu' remember the poor % e. iy ana un
fortunate ahq uy our Nit@ on chhilty A.
ithnN uehtholtucr lct us Increase tue mum.
per ol tnnse VINO WIN ti"teiil heaits shali
ln lu our lnthh'. ing
ln Milile77 Nhticoi raft seq lil4 hhnu ana
caused luc -eal OF lhe Dulltd states 10 oe
htieuuIo hIlAcl.
Done hl 'hr lly ui washington lhls - u
lhy OF DcloDef. ln ihe year ni our LORD 49,
8nd of the lndcpcufcnce of the bnitcd states
the 18th.
Rv tbe President. UNIV O." e''' ~ '''''"'
THOMAS r. bAYAhD. ., s..,.
THE GofEhNOks PROCLAMATION.
Supplement lo this came proclama-
ii0n from Ills ExcelIency. the Governor
of Virginia as follows
whereas. TH. Rxcellencv. the President of
fhe Cnited States. bias designated Thur
,. ", ,.g i," No,,.''i d,, pr ues le,,
mcoded ''that secular wors and erpioy
.,ob.e i, ibl.l'.,e..,,sf,, ed r,c,. ol ,sorshl,
and wth prayer and soags OF praise give
ba- done fo,. D, ''''' '''
Now. thcrrf re l. Fitzhugh Lee. Governor
o. Nhaina, hereby INVITE the citizens Of tni'
ond ero,,nd the ~ fomilvaifars on the .lfh of
November 90 render thanks 20 Almighty God
Tor lne many oie sInss me- h'1 ,ioT,u uP9,
se K he diyine f,vor of fhtf God whose
mercy reacheth unto the heivens
l- Given under n , hand ana the lesser -'..
L sENI ',,.i, ar Ri, bmonJ fhis qlb d,y of
November 1855. and iu th- one hundredth anu
twelfth 'Sear o.. the mmonEeai,n. ..,,,,.,, f.,
"' ursuy ". FtorsyoY.
Sc re'ay OF the Commonwealth.
A GENERAL HOLIDAY.
Ia occord .,o. will, the obovo nrocla.
,slion Srsfe,nd Federal tbe neonie of
Ii,.,,ni and ,,is mini obsoryo Tbnr..
49,, ,evf os National holiday The
nnsiness house. viii su.nsl he closed
a.J -,.b., 10 yo,,. i,,norto,t IN ba 10.
r,.o,hor..d- tine ba1ts XII spsnrnd bn.i
moss and all notes falling dine ON fluf UIN
viii have 10 be- attended 10 the day before
'.Jne.loy o2T
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THANKSGIVING ~ I"E soOlH'
Thanksgiving Day is a comparatively
new holiday iu The south. IL is strictly
o. New England origin and was orig
inalIy established ln this country by The
Puriians OF New England VINO always
regarded il incumbent upon them TO sci
apart a special day Tor prayer ana lhahAs
giving, even though ihey might lninN
that they were doing their whole duty
when they put African negroes into
slavery so that they might inereUy De
brought into conlmact WIN Christianity,
OF when Gas Johh bio'7nah 'A p'.s'ou J.,
they would SUCK lhelI swords 'niougn
The gllz'Fd OF q" unfortunate ', d, '"'''H D."
lhe name o' ., rDe l,,"'''i'.,n n... ..-,.Los
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